Archive for the ‘Hanoi’ Category

A Simple Language Lesson Turns Into A Memorable Experience

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

The first two questions asked of me by just about every local person I’ve met during this trip in Vietnam have been: “How old are you?” and “Are you married?". These questions come before more expected ones such as “what is your name?”, “where are you from?”, or even “what do you ...

Sights and Sounds of Hanoi

Saturday, November 8th, 2008

I arrived in Hanoi at midnight last night, bleary-eyed after nearly 24 hours of travel and thankful that I won't have to go through that again for another six weeks! My flight between Seoul and Hanoi was interesting in that I sat next to an older Vietnamese man who was ...